UP to form legal, economic team on Guimaras (Inq7.net, 28 September 2006)

"The University of the Philippines is forming a team of legal and economic experts to determine liability for the Guimaras oil spill and what legal action the university could take. Marvic Leonen, the UP VP for legal affairs, said the team would be drawn from the UP system, particularly UP Diliman and UP Visayas, and would include valuation experts to compute the damage."

Sunstar Dumaguete reports on Silliman University's rapid assessment

"Researchers from Silliman University reported that the environmental havoc caused by the Guimaras oil spill would mean an estimated potential loss of Php 32.8 million from fish products owing to damaged mangroves, wood products, and seagrass-based fishery products."

White, Allan T. and Cruz-Trinidad, Annabelle 1998. The Values of Philippine Coastal Resources: Why Protection and Management are Critical. Coastal Resources Management Project, Cebu City, Philippines, 96 pp.

Provides basic information on the economic and other values of coastal habitats and ecosystems in terms of direct production, loss of earnings from destruction and values created by tourism, research and education uses as well as the mere existence of a natural resource. Relevant information on resource valuation methods, including valuation of uses of coral reefs, mangrove forests and habitats, fisheries, and water quality. Also available at www.oneocean.org click here